Last week’s key number to watch was inflation which surprised on the upside – higher inflation should lead to higher interest rates but the FED might let inflation run a bit in order not to hit the brakes too hard. However, the markets didn’t react, everybody was buying the dip as the salespeople—sorry big banks—came out with statements that it’s all fine. More →

Klarman is the manager of the Baupost Group, a $30+ billion hedge fund. He’s also famous for his book The Margin of Safety. The book is a bit pricey, but you can read my series of articles about the book here. More →

We’ll discuss how fragile this debt driven economy is from a bottom up perspective.

You may be surprised by the impact of minor interest rate changes.

You should reconsider owning cyclical stocks that depend on consumer debt at this point in the economic cycle.

Introduction

Things have been good for 9 years now. This is a fact.

Today we’ll discuss how and why things could change because when things are good, people and things become weak and fragile. I’ll connect the dots with student debt, mortgages, and consumption to show how it’s all a mere illusion, or at least a big part of it is. More →

I’ll explain how the key hedge for the retail investor is the cash component.

Further, we’ll discuss how much cash one should have now, and there is a method. In the end, it depends on one’s age.

Forget about options and derivatives as they are extremely sophisticated strategies for retail investors.

Introduction

Volatility has really spiked in the last few weeks and the stock market is in correction territory. The main question everybody would like to know the answer to is whether this slump will continue.

Of course, even if fundamental indicators have been showing the market is overvalued for quite a while now, you can’t precisely know what will happen. However, the market isn’t risky because of volatility, it’s risky due to extremely high valuations and rising interest rates. More →

The company is investing all across Asia and especially in the next China, India.

No one knows where Tencent’s earnings will come from in the next 10 years, but that’s the key to this investment.

Introduction

In today’s article, I’ll discuss investing in Tencent (OTCPK: TCEHY) by first giving you an overview of the company, and then by looking at the factors that could impact the business in the future in addition to comparing the fundamentals (growth) with the current stock price. More →

The top 10 gold miners are stable producers. The next 10 discussed today are a completely different ballgame.

The miners discussed today are much more leveraged to gold prices.

Investing in such companies might be less risky and provide higher upside if done with a proper investing strategy.

Introduction

This article is the second in a series of articles that cover the 50 gold miners held by the Van Eck Gold Miners ETF (GDX). For more info about the purpose of these articles, please read the first article in the series where I analyzed the top 10 global gold miners. More →

I’ll tell you exactly what you need to know to make investing decisions now.

The key things to watch are yields, both from stocks and Treasuries.

No matter where you are, the long term picture makes decision making pretty easy.

Introduction

Stocks were down 5% at the beginning of last week which is good news for all of us who keep adding money to our portfolios. It’s not such good news for those who need to sell stocks or need money soon. More →

At first, investing can be really overwhelming. But trust me on this one, it is worth it.

In today’s article, I’ll try to go beyond what most “stock market for beginners” articles say by discussing actual things to do and not to do. This should help you to get the best out of investing as quickly as possible and to really give you a boost in your path to whatever your financial goal is.

Open A Few Brokerage Accounts

One of the first struggles for new investors is the process of picking a broker.

The easiest thing to do is to search for the lowest transaction cost broker in the beginning. However, nobody forbids you from opening more accounts if they are at no cost and then seeing which broker best fits your needs. You‘ll also learn a lot in the process. More →